Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System

Loan Officer MU4 Filing

Instructions

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Are you Ready?

If you are required by your state regulator or your mortgage company to complete and submit your own Form MU4, the instructions below will help you file, provide access to your company, and follow-up on your license status.

Have on hand the following:

• Residential history, including to and from dates (mm/yy) and addresses for the past 10 years

• Employment history, including to and from dates (mm/yy) and addresses for the past 10 years

• All names used since age the age of 18, including alias, aka, maiden name, etc.

• Documentation evidencing that all state specific requirements have been completed, such as testing or education requirements.These can be found here: http://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org/Pages/default.aspx

• You will be required to pay the applicable fees (licensing, criminal background check and NMLS processing fees); available payment methods are Visa or MasterCard

• Verify with your Company the States you should be filing with

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Go to the NMLS website at:

http://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org

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Enter the State Licensing Resource Page.

5Choose the appropriate license state.

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Identify the appropriate license. Consult license description and details.

Existing Licensees print “Transition to NMLS” checklist

New Licensees print “New Application” checklist.

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• Gather all required documentation listed

on the Requirements Checklist.

• Include your NMLS Unique ID# on the top

of the checklist once you have created

your NMLS account. (your ID# can be obtained by going to

Composite View and View Individual. The ID# will be in parenthesis next to

your name)

• Mail the checklist and all required docs

within 5 days of submitting your filing in

NMLS.

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Click the “Log into NMLS” button in the top right corner of

the NMLS Resource Center

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Choose “Create an Individual Account.”

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Enter requested information and click Next.

11Fill in all information, be sure to use your Legal Name and

click Next.

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Confirm all data entered is correct, then choose Finish.

NOTE: Once you choose finish, only the NMLS Call Center

can correct the Date of Birth and Social Security Number

fields. This process can take several days.

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NMLS_Notifications will send two emails. One will contain your

user name. The other will contain your temporary password.

Copy and paste your temporary password

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When you receive your emails, return to the NMLS login. Type in

your user name. Copy and paste in the temporary password.

Check the box to agree to legal terms. Click Log In.

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After logging in you will be required to change your password.

Paste in your temporary password again, then create your new

password.

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ENROLLING

IN A TEST

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To enroll in the National or State Component of the SAFE MLO

Test, select the Professional Requirements Tab.

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Select the Testing submenu and proceed to the Test

Enrollments section from the left navigation panel.

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Select the state that you wish to take a test in and click Next.

If you want to take the National Test, select ANY state and

the National Test will be an option.

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Select the test you wish to take and click Add to Cart.

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Review the payment for the test enrollment and select

“Proceed to Invoice”.

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Review the payment invoice and select “Pay Invoice”.

Complete the payment process.

You have successfully enrolled in a test!

You should receive an email confirmation

instructing you to schedule your test.

You must proceed to the testing section of the

NMLS Resource Center to schedule your

test.

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SUBMITTING

AN MU4 FILING

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Click on the Filing tab at the top of the screen.

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Click on Individual.

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If there are no current filings, click Create New Filing.

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If there are pending filings in an Unsubmitted status, click the

Edit icon to add a license, make changes or finish a filing.

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Any existing license filings will appear. Click Add to

select additional licenses.

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Select only the states you have verified with your

company and click Next.

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Select the license type you wish to transition or apply for and

click Next.

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When you are transitioning an existing LO license, enter your

current LO license number (not the company number). If you do

not have a current license, leave blank. Click Next.

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Confirm the license type(s) selected are accurate.

Click Finish.

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Total Charges appear in the upper right hand corner

of the screen. The globe icon will link you back to the

Jurisdiction Specific Requirement Checklists. To

continue, click Next.

36Enter all data. Click Save. Then click Next.

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Add any “other names” you have been known by or

used since the age of 18. Click Next.

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Ten years of residential history with NO GAPS is

required. Click Add to enter details for each location.

Once complete, click Next.

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When entering your CURRENT address, leave the “To” field blank.

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Ten years of employment history with NO GAPS is required. Click Add to

enter details for each period. Once complete, click Next.

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If a student, enter school name and address.

If unemployed, enter “Unemployed” in “Position Held” field and list home

address.

Indicate at the bottom of the screen if the position held is financial services

related. Click Save.

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Add any “Other Business” you are involved in.

If none, click Next.

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Answer all disclosure questions. Any “yes” answer will require

explanation and possible documentation with your Jurisdiction

Specific Requirements checklist.

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Indicate the areas you currently have a license in, have had a

license in previously, or where you have submitted a MU4

through NMLS. Click Save. Then click Next.

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Indicate if you are requesting a Federal Criminal Background Check.

Complete the demographic information and click Save. Select Next

to submit the application. Be sure to obtain your CBC certificate

once the filing has been submitted to obtain your PIN number.

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Select that you are requesting a new credit report and agree to the

TransUnion Service Agreement. Select Save.

Turn on the Completeness Check icon ( ) to generate the Identify

Verification link. Select the Identify Verification (IDV) link in the yellow bar.

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Select “Proceed to IDV” to complete the Identify Verification

Process.

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Select “Verify Me” to proceed to the verification questions.

Answer the questions appropriately and select Continue.

Proceed back to NMLS to complete the MU4 filing.

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Select “Return to Filing” to complete the MU4.

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The completeness check will list any incomplete areas of the MU4. Click

on the link to go to an incomplete area. When all outstanding items are

satisfied, click on the Completeness Check again to see a breakdown of

fees, attestation language, and submit.

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Once complete and all Jurisdiction Specific Requirements have been

dropped in the mail, review the legal attestation and click Submit

Filing. If you submitted a CBC request, wait for the filing to process

and obtain your CBC certificate.

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You can pay the licensing and processing fees by Visa or

Master Card. Once you pay, you will receive a payment

confirmation number. Print the confirmation number for

your records.

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You have submitted your MU4 filing!

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Next Steps

The next few slides will show you how.

1. Provide your company access to your NMLS record so that they can sponsor your license (if their license is managed through NMLS).

2. Follow-up on your license status.

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To provide Company Access to your NMLS record:

1. Login to NMLS

2. Click the Filing tab

3. Click Company Access

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Click Add.

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Obtain the NMLS ID from your company. Enter the company NMLS ID

number or the company exact name and click Search.

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Check the box next to the company or branch you are associated with

and click Save.

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The company selected now has access to your NMLS record.

Notify your company that access has been granted so they can sponsor

your license.

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Viewing your

Status in NMLS

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To check your license, test, CBC, and education

status:1. Click the Composite View tab

2. Click View Individual

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Click View License/Registration List on the left navigation panel.

Filings you have submitted will appear with the current status.

Click on the link under License Items to see Requirements or Deficiencies noted

by the Regulator.

A Pending-Incomplete Status will appear for all new applicants and a Transition

Requested Status will appear for those transitioning until the regulator changes

the status during the review process.

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The regulator will indicate items needed to resolve Deficiencies.

A common Deficiency is Company Sponsorship. Once you have

submitted your MU4 filing, alert your company so they can create a

sponsorship request.

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Select “View Education Information” from the left hand

navigation panel to determine PE and CE compliance details.

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Select “View Testing Information” from the left hand

navigation panel to see open test enrollment windows and

test results.

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Select “View Criminal Background Check Requests” from

the left hand navigation panel to view pending fingerprint

requests and closed requests.

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Final Notes

1. Monitor your license status until Approval is confirmed.

2. Keep your record up to date. Amendments to your record require a new filing.

3. Additional Quick Guides can be found on the NMLS Resource Center.

4. For additional assistance, contact the NMLS Call Center at (240) 386-4444.